burbulla

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from burbullar, from Vulgar Latin *bulbulliare, from Latin bulla (bubble). Cognate with Portuguese borbulha and Spanish burbuja.[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buɾˈβuʎa̝/

Noun

burbulla f (plural burbullas)

  1. bubble
    Synonym: gurgulla
  2. blister
    Synonym: bocha
  3. rash
    Synonym: rascor

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “burbuja”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Verb

burbulla

  1. inflection of burbullar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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